Wendy Holdener facts for kids

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Wendy Holdener

Alpine skier
At Soldeu in March 2023
Disciplines	Slalom, combined, giant slalom, super-G
Club	SC Drusberg
Born	(1993-05-12) 12 May 1993 (age 32) Unteriberg, Schwyz, Switzerland
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
World Cup debut	23 October 2010 (age 17)
Website	wendyholdener.ch
Olympics
Teams	3 – (2014, 2018, 2022)
Medals	5 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams	7 – (2011–2025)
Medals	9 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	15 – (2011–2025)
Wins	5 – (2 SL, 1 PSL, 2 AC)
Podiums	52 – (38 SL, 5 PSL, 5 AC, 2 SG, 2 GS)
Overall titles	0 – (2nd in 2018)
Discipline titles	2 – (AC, 2016 and 2018)
Medal record Women's alpine skiing Representing  Switzerland World Cup race podiums Event 1st 2nd 3rd Slalom 2 19 17 Giant slalom 0 0 2 Super-G 0 0 2 Combined 2 2 1 Parallel 1 2 2 International alpine ski competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 2 2 World Championships 3 6 0 Olympic Games Gold 2018 Pyeongchang Team event Silver 2018 Pyeongchang Slalom Silver 2022 Beijing Combined Bronze 2018 Pyeongchang Combined Bronze 2022 Beijing Slalom World Championships Gold 2017 St. Moritz Combined Gold 2019 Åre Combined Gold 2019 Åre Team event Silver 2017 St. Moritz Slalom Silver 2023 Méribel Combined Silver 2023 Méribel Parallel Silver 2025 Saalbach Slalom Silver 2025 Saalbach Team event Silver 2025 Saalbach Team combined Junior World Championships Gold 2011 Crans Montana Combined Silver 2011 Crans Montana Downhill Silver 2013 Quebec Team event Bronze 2011 Crans Montana Giant slalom

Wendy Holdener, born on May 12, 1993, is a famous Swiss alpine ski racer. She is especially good at slalom and combined events. Wendy has won many big awards. She is a two-time World champion in the combined event. She has also won five Olympic medals, including a gold medal in the team event at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. In the 2022 Beijing Games, she earned a silver medal in the combined event.

Wendy's Ski Racing Journey

Wendy Holdener at a race in Stockholm in 2018.

Wendy Holdener started her World Cup career in October 2010 when she was 17 years old. Her first big success came in March 2013. She finished second in a slalom race in Ofterschwang, Germany.

In the 2016 season, Wendy achieved her first two World Cup wins. She also won the overall title in the combined discipline that year. This was a huge step in her career!

Wendy had many podium finishes in slalom races, but it took a while to get her first slalom win. In November 2022, she finally won a World Cup slalom race in Killington, USA. She shared this victory with another skier, Anna Swenn-Larsson. Just two weeks later, she won another slalom race in Sestriere, Italy.

Wendy finished the 2023 season strong. She was seventh overall and second in the slalom standings.

In the 2025 World Championships held in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Wendy won two silver medals. One was in the team event, and the other was in the new team combined event. In the team combined, she skied the slalom part, and Lara Gut-Behrami skied the downhill part. This was Wendy's fourth medal in the combined event at the last five World Championships. It was also her sixth combined medal if you count the Olympics.

World Cup Achievements

Wendy has won two overall titles in the combined discipline during her World Cup career.

Season Titles

• 2016: Combined
• 2018: Combined

How Wendy Ranked Each Season

Holdener celebrating a slalom podium finish in 2023 with Mikaela Shiffrin and Petra Vlhová.

This table shows how Wendy Holdener ranked in different ski disciplines each season.

World Cup Race Podiums

Holdener skiing in 2023.

Wendy has won 5 World Cup races: 2 in slalom, 1 in parallel slalom, and 2 in combined. She has stood on the podium (finished in the top three) 52 times!

Season
	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
2013	10 March 2013	Ofterschwang, Germany	Slalom	2nd
2015	29 December 2014	Kühtai, Austria	Slalom	3rd
2016	29 December 2015	Lienz, Austria	Slalom	2nd
	23 February 2016	Stockholm, Sweden	City event	1st
	28 February 2016	Soldeu, Andorra	Combined	2nd
	6 March 2016	Jasná, Slovakia	Slalom	2nd
	13 March 2016	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	Combined	1st
2017	12 November 2016	Levi, Finland	Slalom	2nd
	27 November 2016	Killington, USA	Slalom	3rd
	11 December 2016	Sestriere, Italy	Slalom	3rd
	29 December 2016	Semmering, Austria	Slalom	3rd
	8 January 2017	Maribor, Slovenia	Slalom	2nd
	10 January 2017	Flachau, Austria	Slalom	3rd
2018	12 November 2017	Levi, Finland	Slalom	3rd
	28 December 2017	Lienz, Austria	Slalom	2nd
	1 January 2018	Oslo, Norway	City event	2nd
	3 January 2018	Zagreb, Croatia	Slalom	2nd
	7 January 2018	Kranjska Gora, Slovenia	Slalom	3rd
	26 January 2018	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	Combined	1st
	28 January 2018		Slalom	3rd
	30 January 2018	Stockholm, Sweden	City event	2nd
	3 March 2018	Crans-Montana, Switzerland	Super-G	3rd
	10 March 2018	Ofterschwang, Germany	Slalom	2nd
	17 March 2018	Åre, Sweden	Slalom	2nd
2019	9 December 2018	St. Moritz, Switzerland	Parallel slalom	3rd
	29 December 2018	Semmering, Austria	Slalom	3rd
	1 January 2019	Oslo, Norway	City event	3rd
	5 January 2019	Zagreb, Croatia	Slalom	3rd
	2 February 2019	Maribor, Slovenia	Slalom	3rd
	24 February 2019	Crans-Montana, Switzerland	Combined	3rd
	9 March 2019	Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic	Slalom	2nd
	16 March 2019	Soldeu, Andorra	Slalom	2nd
2020	23 November 2019	Levi, Finland	Slalom	2nd
	17 December 2019	Courchevel, France	Giant slalom	3rd
	12 January 2020	Altenmarkt, Austria	Combined	2nd
	9 February 2020	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany	Super-G	3rd
	15 February 2020	Kranjska Gora, Slovenia	Giant slalom	3rd
	16 February 2020		Slalom	2nd
2021	12 January 2021	Flachau, Austria	Slalom	3rd
	6 March 2021	Jasná, Slovakia	Slalom	3rd
	13 March 2021	Åre, Sweden	Slalom	3rd
2022	28 November 2021	Killington, USA	Slalom	3rd
	9 January 2022	Kranjska Gora, Slovenia	Slalom	2nd
2023	20 November 2022	Levi, Finland	Slalom	2nd
	27 November 2022	Killington, USA	Slalom	1st
	11 December 2022	Sestriere, Italy	Slalom	1st
	28 January 2023	Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic	Slalom	3rd
	11 March 2023	Åre, Sweden	Slalom	2nd
2024	26 November 2023	Killington, USA	Slalom	3rd
2025	1 December 2024	Killington, USA	Slalom	2nd
	5 January 2025	Kranjska Gora, Slovenia	Slalom	2nd
	14 January 2025	Flachau, Austria	Slalom	2nd

World Championship Results

Wendy has competed in many World Championships, winning several medals.

Olympic Games Results

Wendy has also competed in the Winter Olympics, winning several medals for Switzerland.

See also

In Spanish: Wendy Holdener para niños